Martin Van Creveld

Martin van Creveld is widely acknowledged as one of the world?s leading experts on military history and strategy. He is the author of 27 books, which between them have been published in 20 languages. The best known one is The Transformation of War, which back in 1991 predicted the ongoing shift from large-scale conventional warfare to insurgency and terrorism.In addition to military affairs, van Creveld has written extensively about political history (The Rise and Decline of the State), Israel history, American history, and women?s history.He lives near Jerusalem with his wife, Dvora Lewy.